Vacation in Michigan

Evelyn and her cousins Jonah and Benjamin.



Learning how to stand on her own.

throwing the baby

August, September

A ferocious, thumb-sucking lion

A first utterance, of sorts

eating carrots all by herself

peek-a-boo

Misc.

Here's a pretty good family picture, taken at a wedding recently. Vashti was very excited that we were invited, primarily so she could put Evelyn in this poofy dress. The wedding was at the new building our church recently purchased.

Mushed-up prunes can be dangerous.

time with family

I had a week off between quarters, so we were able to spend some time with my mom's family in Michigan and Vashti's parents and siblings in Tennessee/Georgia, and then my sister and her son drove out from Virginia to be with us this week.

Our first fathers' day together.

Vashti's dad chose a unique approach to baby feeding.

My mother-in-law and me at Luna Falls in Georgia.

Evelyn's first swim. The water was a little chilly at first, but she really enjoyed it, even being splashed by her cousin, Jonah.

I love my cousin THIS much!

it don't mean a thing if...

Somebody in our neighborhood put this kids' swing on the curb, and we were shameless enough to take it. There was already a rope attached to a tree in our backyard all ready to go. The golf shoes I'm wearing are Evelyn's fathers' day gift to me! They haven't done much for my handicap yet...

Our little baby, doing her best Bjorn Borg imitation.


Swinging is so fun!

But it's pretty tiring, too.

dusting off the old baby

asparagusting!

So it turns out Evelyn doesn't like asparagus too much.

Notice the spatula on the floor - her new favorite toy.

firsts

Rolling over (actually not the first time it happened - just the first caught on camera).

First taste of solid food.

Sitting by the flowers.

I'm a gardener!

Evelyn likes looking at shadows.

Evelyn's new sun hat.

sitting up

Almost out of nowhere, Evelyn decided today that she knows how to sit up by herself.

more Easter pictures

Thumbs are good, but...

Evelyn's first flight.

Easter

Somebody likes colorful cows.

Eveyln's Easter outfit and Easter basket from Aunt Priscilla.

Evelyn and Uncle Andrew the Mountainman.

Spring pictures

teddy

Four months young

A few weekends ago we drove through Indianapolis and stopped to see my friends Ben and Lisa from college. They had their second child just three days before we had Evelyn and, unbeknownst to each other, they named their daughter Evelyn. And her middle name is Samara, which is Ben's mother's name (our Evelyn's middle name is Marsha, my mother's name).

A few days before the previous picture (as evident by the hippie-like hair).

Evidently we don't feed Evelyn enough.

This one's a little blurry, but it's a great smile. She's laughed a few times recently, but we haven't caught it on camera yet.

New things

Sitting in the bumbo.

The newly-discovered thumb.

My cousin, Carrie, tries to get Evelyn to smile.

Evelyn and great-grandma Tower.

Evelyn discusses life with her new friend (the ceiling fan).